Sam the Octopus @troubleMoney@computerfairi.es

@InspectorCaracal I know little enough about USAian sports that that sounds both completely legit and made up

I'm choosing to believe it

I've just learned that the trophy for winning the superbowl isn't a bowl

I thought you got like, a really good bowl for winning

Probably something really blingy

Why's it called a bowl?

I'm reliably informed that we're nearing the weekend where we celebrate superb owls

owls are good

@noelle left shark folds over the other side to make a cozy shark calzone

@gcspitfire fun fact: I was wearing a casio calculator watch when one of my teachers first said that to me

@maple I think you did!

previous toot USA-localised:

*crinkly potato snack bag sounds*

that's a chiptune

*oblong potato frying sounds*

that's a chiptune

@scarly oh yeah, lego and meccano were great, especially when you just picked up a bucketload of the stuff at a boot sale, no instructions, just make whatever

@scarly I put a bit more blame on the toy industry

<begin get off my lawn rant>
back in my day we got a cardboard box and made whatever we wanted out of it! and detergent bottles! and sheets and twine! Now all the toys are "this is a <thing>, it does <thing> and nothing else, if you want <thing> instead you have to buy a <thing>"
</end get off my lawn rant>

@Jo "new soldier barbie! with pink SA80 rifle!"

@Jo I'm curious as to what her personal threshold between "doll" and "action figure" is

@maple seize the means of emojos

@maple *squish the beans!*